Portfolio for mobile device

ABSTRACT

A portfolio for holding a mobile device. The portfolio includes walls movable between an open position and a closed position. The portfolio includes a housing for the mobile device. Panels are movable between a lowered position and a raised position to prop up the mobile device housing at an angle relative to a surface of a portfolio wall.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 61/922,774, filed Dec. 31, 2013, the entire disclosureof which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Portfolios are commonly used in business meetings and during school tocarry papers, take notes, and to hold important documents. Mobiledevices are increasingly being used to record and track information, andare often used in conjunction with the traditional features of aportfolio. It may be difficult however, to easily use and coordinate theposition of both a portfolio and a mobile device during a businessmeeting or during school.

Thus, there is a need for a portfolio that holds a mobile device, whichallows for enhanced ease of use of both the portfolio and the mobiledevice.

SUMMARY

The present application relates to portfolio for a mobile device. Theportfolio may include a first portfolio wall having an outer surface andan inner surface and an edge. The portfolio may include a secondportfolio wall having an outer surface and an inner surface and an edgejoined to the edge of the first portfolio wall such that the secondportfolio wall is movable between a closed position in which the secondportfolio wall lies over the first portfolio wall and an open positionin which the second portfolio wall does not lie over the first portfoliowall, the inner surfaces of the first portfolio wall and secondportfolio wall facing each other when the second portfolio wall is inthe closed position. The portfolio may include a mobile device housingcoupled to the first portfolio wall and configured to hold a mobiledevice. The portfolio may include a plurality of panels positionedbetween the first portfolio wall and the mobile device housing and beingmovable between a lowered position and a raised position, the pluralityof panels in the lowered position being substantially coplanar, theplurality of panels in the raised position being non-coplanar and havinga first substantially triangular panel and a second substantiallytriangular panel each extending at an angle relative to the innersurface of the first portfolio wall to prop up the mobile device housingat an angle relative to the inner surface of the first portfolio wall,the mobile device housing extending substantially parallel with theinner surface of the first portfolio wall when the plurality of panelsare in the lowered position.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The features and advantages of the present application will become moreapparent from the detailed description set forth below when taken inconjunction with the drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a portfolio according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the portfolio shown in FIG. 1 in aclosed position.

FIGS. 3 a-3 b are a top view of a portion of a portfolio wall accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIGS. 4 a-4 b are an end view of the portfolio wall according to theembodiment shown in FIGS. 3 a-3 b.

FIGS. 5 a-5 b are a side view of the portfolio wall according to theembodiment shown in FIGS. 3 a-3 b.

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of a mobile device housing positionedagainst a plurality of panels according to the embodiment shown in FIGS.3 a-3 b.

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of a mobile device housing positionedagainst a plurality of panels according to the embodiment shown in FIG.6, with the panels in a different configuration than shown in FIG. 6.

FIGS. 8 a-8 b are a top view of a portion of a portfolio wall accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIGS. 9 a-9 b are an end view of the portfolio wall according to theembodiment shown in FIGS. 8 a-8 b.

FIGS. 10 a-10 b are a side view of the portfolio wall according to theembodiment shown in FIGS. 8 a-8 b.

FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of a mobile device housing positionedagainst a plurality of panels according to the embodiment shown in FIGS.8 a-8 b.

FIG. 12 is a front perspective view of a portfolio according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Apparatus, systems and/or methods that implement the embodiments of thevarious features of the present application will now be described withreference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptionsare provided to illustrate some embodiments of the present applicationand not to limit the scope of the present application. Throughout thedrawings, reference numbers are re-used to indicate correspondencebetween referenced elements.

FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a portfolio 10 for holding a mobiledevice 12. The portfolio includes two portfolio walls 14, 16 that arejoined to each other. The inner surface 18 of one of the portfolio walls14 has a mobile device housing 20 and a notepad 22 positioned upon theinner surface 18. The inner surface 24 of the other portfolio wall 16includes card holders 26 and a cloth 28.

The portfolio walls 14, 16 each have respective inner surfaces 18, 24and outer surfaces facing opposite the inner surfaces. The portfoliowalls 14, 16 are rigid structures that serve to hold the contents of theportfolio 10. The walls 14, 16 may provide impact resistance andcushioning for the contents of the portfolio 10. The walls 14, 16 have agenerally rectangular shape, with each wall 14, 16 being sized togenerally correspond to the size of the other wall. The walls 14, 16 mayprovide rigidity and impact resistance by including a hard boardstructure covered by a cushioning material such as a fabric, leather, orother cushioning material. In one embodiment, the walls 14, 16 may eachbe made of a unitary material, such as as a flexible plastic shell orthe like. In one embodiment, the walls 14, 16 may have a different shapethan the shape shown in FIG. 1, such as having rounded edges, or othercurved portions, or other varieties of shapes.

The portfolio walls 14, 16 are configured to move relative to each otherto have an open position in which one of the portfolio walls 14, 16 doesnot lie over the other portfolio wall 14, 16 and a closed position inwhich one of the portfolio walls 14, 16 lies over the other portfoliowall 14, 16. The portfolio walls 14, 16 are joined to each other attheir respective inner edges by a hinge 30 that allows the portfoliowalls 14, 16 to rotate about the hinge 30 as marked by arrow 32. Thehinge 30 may be a spiral binding that allows the portfolio walls 14, 16to move relative to each other. In one embodiment, the hinge 30 may bereplaced by another structure that allows the portfolio walls 14, 16 tomove relative to each other, for example, a narrower portion of the oneof the portfolio walls 14, 16 may be flexible and allow the walls 14, 16to move relative to each other.

The mobile device housing 20 is configured to hold the mobile device 12.The mobile device housing 20 may be a sleeve that extends over themobile device 12, leaving a portion of the mobile device 12 such as thescreen exposed. The mobile device 12 may slide into or otherwise beinserted into the mobile device housing 20 to position the mobile device12 within the housing. In one embodiment, the mobile device housing maybe structured in another manner to hold the mobile device 12, such as aboard, a plate, a clip, or other structure that may hold the mobiledevice 12.

The mobile device housing 20 may hold the mobile device 12 horizontallyrelative to the portfolio wall 14. The mobile device housing 20 includesan upper end 34 and a lower end 36, with the lower end 36 being coupledto the portfolio wall 14 and the upper end 34 being configured to rotateabout the lower end 36, as indicated by arrow 38. Hinges 40 may couplethe lower end 36 of the mobile device housing 20 to the portfolio wall14, such that the mobile device housing 20 is non-separable, orintegrally attached to the portfolio wall 14. In one embodiment, thehinges 40 may be replaced by another structure that allows the mobiledevice housing 20 to move relative to the portfolio wall 14, forexample, flexible material or another form of connector may allow themobile device housing 20 to move relative to the portfolio wall 14. Inone embodiment, the mobile device housing 20 may be coupled to theportfolio wall 14 such that the mobile device 12 is held verticallyrelative to the portfolio wall 14 or in another orientation relative tothe portfolio wall 14.

The mobile device housing 20 may be form fit, or sized to closely matchthe contour of the mobile device 12. The mobile device housing 20 may besized to expose the screen or other portions of the mobile device 12,such as buttons or the like for manipulation by the user. The mobiledevice housing 20 may be sized to have dimensions of approximately 7.5to 8 inches by 5 to 5.5 inches, to accommodate the respective dimensionsof the mobile device 12 held therein. In one embodiment, the mobiledevice housing 20 may be sized to have dimensions of approximately 9 to10 inches by 6 to 7 inches, to accommodate the respective dimensions ofa different mobile device 12 held therein. In one embodiment, the mobiledevice housing 20 may be provided in various sized to accommodatedifferent sizes of mobile devices 12 designed to be held therein. In oneembodiment, the mobile device housing 20 may be sized to hold a varietyof different sizes of mobile devices 12, and may include adjustablesecuring devices to adjust to the size of the mobile device 12. Themobile device 12 is preferably a tablet computer or the like, althoughin one embodiment, the mobile device 12 may be a portable computer, aportable communications device, or the like. The mobile device 12preferably includes a touch screen or the like for access by the user,although in one embodiment, the mobile device 12 may be operated throughdifferent structures or methods.

The notepad 22 positioned upon the inner surface 18 is configured forthe user to write notes upon it. The notepad 22 may include sheets ofpaper for the user to write upon. The notepad 22 is positioned adjacentto the mobile device housing 20. In one embodiment, the notepad 22 maybe replaced by a keyboard or the like for use with the mobile device 12,which may have a wireless or wired connection to the mobile device 12.In one embodiment, the notepad 22 may be replaced with anotherstructure, such as a pen holder or the like, or other structure includedin the portfolio 10 as shown in FIG. 1. In one embodiment, the area thatthe notepad 22 is positioned upon may be replaced with the mobile devicehousing 20, or may be covered by the mobile device housing 20 if thehousing is large enough to cover a greater portion of the inner surface18 of the portfolio wall 14.

The card holders 26 are positioned on the portfolio wall 16 and areconfigured to hold cards, such as business cards or the like. The cardholders 26 may include slits in the inner surface 24 of the portfoliofor the cards to extend into. In one embodiment, the card holders 26 maybe replaced with another structure, such as a pen holder or the like, orother structure included in the portfolio 10 as shown in FIG. 1. In oneembodiment, the area that the card holders 26 are positioned upon may bereplaced with the mobile device housing 20.

The cloth 28 is positioned on the portfolio wall 16 and is configured toprotect the screen of the mobile device 12 from dirt and abrasions whenthe portfolio 10 is closed. The cloth 28 is preferably positioned on theinner surface 24 of the portfolio wall 16 at a position that correspondsto the position of the screen of the mobile device, such that the cloth28 lies over the screen when the portfolio 10 is closed. The cloth 28may be a microfiber cloth or the like. In one embodiment the cloth 28may be another form of protective fabric material, such as a cushiondevice or the like. In one embodiment, the cloth 28 may cover only aportion of the screen of the mobile device 12. In one embodiment, thecloth 28 may serve to protect the mobile device even if another screen,film or other structure is part of the mobile device housing 20 andcovers the screen of the mobile device 12. In one embodiment, the cloth28 may be replaced with another structure, such as a pen holder or thelike, or other structure included in the portfolio 10 as shown inFIG. 1. In one embodiment, the area that the card holders 26 arepositioned upon may be replaced with the mobile device housing 20. In anembodiment in which the size or orientation of the mobile device housing20 varies from shown in FIG. 1, the size and orientation of the cloth 28may be correspondingly varied if desired.

The mobile device housing 20, notepad 22 and cloth 28 may be raisedabove the remaining respective inner surfaces of the portfolio walls 14,16 as shown in FIG. 1. In one embodiment, the mobile device housing 20,notepad 22 and cloth 28 may each be sunk or recessed into the portfoliowalls 14, 16 such that the mobile device housing 20, notepad 22 andcloth 28 are flush with or at a lowered height with regard to theremaining respective inner surfaces of the portfolio walls 14, 16.

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of the portfolio 10 in the closedposition in which the portfolio wall 16 lies over the portfolio wall 14.In the closed position the inner surfaces 18, 24 of the respectiveportfolio walls 14, 16 face each other. The outer surface 42 of theportfolio wall 16 is visible. The portfolio 10 may be sized such thatthe portfolio 10 may be easily carried by the user. The portfolio 10 maybe sized to be approximately 8 to 10 inches in width in the closedposition and 10 to 14 inches in length. In one embodiment, the size ofthe portfolio 10 may be varied based on the size of the mobile device 12to be positioned therein. In one embodiment, the portfolio 10 may havedifferent sizes and shapes as desired.

FIG. 3 a illustrates a top view of an upper portion of the portfoliowall 14 with the mobile device housing 20 elevated upward such that themobile device housing 20 extends substantially perpendicular with theinner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14. The mobile device housing 20may be rotated about the lower end 36 of the mobile device housing 20 toresult in the position shown in FIG. 3 a. The movement of the mobiledevice housing 20 exposes a plurality of panels 44 that are positionedbetween the mobile device housing 20 and the inner surface 18 of theportfolio wall 14. The plurality of panels 44 may lie upon a panelstorage area 46 on the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14.

The plurality of panels 44 are rigid structures that are joined togetherwith connectors 48. The panels are collectively referred to by referencenumeral 44, with a particular panel referred to with a letter after thenumeral. The connectors are collectively referred to by referencenumeral 48, with a particular connector referred to with a letter afterthe numeral. Each panel 44 may have a flattened plate-like shape, thatextends in a plane. The connectors 48 may be flexible portions that thepanels 44 may rotate about. The plurality of panels 44 may be a unitarystructure, with the connectors 48 forming creases in the structure thatare flexible, and allow the panels 44 to rotate about the connectors 48.In one embodiment, the panels 48 may be formed of rigid plates that arecovered with a soft and flexible material. The soft and flexiblematerial may extend from plate to plate and form the connectors 48. Inone embodiment, the panels 44 and connectors 48 may be separatestructures that are joined to each other at the edges of the respectivepanel. The panels 44 and connectors 48 may be joined by molding orthrough a mechanical connection. In one embodiment, the connectors 48may allow the panels 44 to disconnect from each other such that they donot form a unitary structure.

The panels 44 are configured to be movable between a lowered positionand a raised position. In the lowered position the panels 44 aresubstantially co-planar, as shown in FIG. 3 a. In the raised position,the panels 44 are non-coplanar and serve to prop up the mobile devicehousing 20 at an angle relative to the inner surface 18 of the portfoliowall 14. FIGS. 3 a, 4 a, and 5 a illustrate different views of thepanels 44 in a lowered position. FIGS. 3 b, 4 b and 5 b illustratedifferent views of the panels in a raised position. FIG. 6 illustrates arear perspective view of the panels 44 in a raised position and proppingup the mobile device housing 20 at an angle relative to the innersurface 18 of the portfolio wall 14.

The panels 44 move from the lowered position to the raised position bythe substantially triangular panels 44 c, 44 d being drawn towards eachother by the user. The triangular panels 44 c, 44 d rotate aboutrespective connectors 48 d, 48 e with the respective edges 50 a, 50 b ofthe panels 44 c, 44 d being drawn to each other. The panel edges arecollectively referred to by reference numeral 50, with a particular edgereferred to with a letter after the numeral. The panels 44 c, 44 dremain substantially triangular, even though they include respectivesub-panels 44 ca, 44 cb and 44 da, 44 db.

When the substantially triangular panels 44 c, 44 d are drawn towardseach other by the user, the substantially triangular panel 44 e remainspositioned upon and extends parallel with the inner surface 18 of theportfolio wall 14. The movement of the triangular panels 44 c, 44 dcauses the substantially rectangular panels 44 a, 44 b to be drawn toeach other. The rectangular panels 44 a, 44 b rotate about connector 48a, with the respective edges 50 c, 50 d of the panels 44 a, 44 b beingdrawn to each other. The panels 44 a, 44 b extend substantially parallelto each other and extend substantially perpendicular to the innersurface 18 of the portfolio wall 14. A magnet or another form offastener may join the panels 44 a, 44 b to each other to maintain thepanels 44 in a raised position and/or may join panels 44 c, 44 d to eachother if desired. The panels 44 a, 44 b are rotated relative to panels44 c, 44 d along respective connectors 48 b, 48 c.

FIG. 4 a illustrates an end view of portfolio wall 14 facing towards themobile device housing 20 and showing the plurality of panels 44 in thelowered position. The connector 48 a is shown as a crease between thepanels 44 a, 44 b. The panels 44 are substantially coplanar and extendparallel with the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14.

FIG. 5 a illustrates a side view of portfolio wall 14 showing theplurality of panels 44 in the lowered position.

FIG. 3 b illustrates the plurality of panels 44 in the top view of FIG.3 a, with the plurality of panels 44 in a raised position. The mobiledevice housing 20 has not yet been rotated back to lie upon theplurality of panels 44 and remains substantially perpendicular to theinner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14. The respective edges 50 e, 50f of the substantially triangular panels 44 c, 44 d form a surface forthe mobile device housing 20 to rest upon, in addition to the respectiveedges 50 c, 50 d of the substantially rectangular panels 44 a, 44 b. Theelevation of the substantially triangular panels 44 c, 44 d above thesubstantially triangular panel 44 e forms a cavity 52 between the panels44 c, 44 d and the panel 44 e.

FIG. 4 b illustrates the plurality of panels 44 in the end view of FIG.4 a, with the panels 44 in the raised position shown in FIG. 3 b.

FIG. 5 b illustrates the plurality of panels 44 in the side view of FIG.4 a, with the panels 44 in the raised position shown in FIG. 3 b. Theedges 50 c, 50 d (not visible), 50 e, 50 f (not visible) form a surfacefor the mobile device housing 20 to abut and be propped up against. Thesize and relative dimensions of the panels 44 and connectors 48 definesthe angle that the mobile device housing 20 will be propped up by. Inone embodiment, the size and relative dimensions of the panels 44 andconnectors 48 may be varied to provide a different angle that the mobiledevice housing 20 is propped up by as desired.

FIG. 6 illustrates a rear perspective view of the mobile device housing20 after it has been angled back to lie upon the plurality of panels 44in the raised position shown in FIGS. 3 b, 4 b, 5 b. The plurality ofpanels 44 may be held in place by the panel 44 e being joined to theinner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14. The plurality of panels 44may be integrally joined with the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall14. In one embodiment, the plurality of panels may be held in place by afriction grip with the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14, or mayphysically abut a portion of the portfolio wall 14 to hold the panels 44in place when the mobile device housing abuts the panels 44. In oneembodiment, the plurality of panels 44 may be joined to the mobiledevice housing 20 and may fold outward from the mobile device housing 20to rest upon the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14.

FIG. 7 illustrates the panels 44 shown in FIG. 1 folded along the lengthof connectors 48 b, 48 f. The panels 44 form three rectangular shapedpanels that form a raised triangular shape that abuts the mobile devicehousing 20 to prop up the mobile device housing 20 at an angle relativeto the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14. The panels 44 in thisconfiguration may hold the mobile device housing 20 at a different anglethan the angle shown in FIG. 6. The panels 44 may provide varying anglesfor holding the mobile device housing 20.

FIGS. 8 a-11 illustrate an embodiment in which the panels for proppingup the mobile device housing 20 are structured different than theembodiment shown in FIGS. 3 a-7. FIGS. 8 a, 9 a, and 10 a illustrate thesame views as respective FIGS. 3 a, 4 a, and 5 a. FIGS. 8 b, 9 b, and 10b illustrate the same views as respective FIGS. 3 b, 4 b, and 5 b. FIG.11 illustrates the same view as FIG. 6. FIG. 5 a illustrates a side viewof portfolio wall 14 showing the plurality of panels 44 in the loweredposition.

FIGS. 8 a, 9 a, and 10 a illustrate the plurality of panels 54 includingthree substantially triangular panels joined by connectors 56. Thepanels are collectively referred to by reference numeral 54, with aparticular panel referred to with a letter after the numeral. Theconnectors are collectively referred to by reference numeral 56, with aparticular connector referred to with a letter after the numeral. Thepanels 54 may be structured similarly as the panels 44, and theconnectors 56 may be structured similarly as the connectors 48.

The panels 54 are configured to be movable between a lowered positionand a raised position. In the lowered position the panels 54 aresubstantially co-planar, as shown in FIG. 8 a. In the raised position,the panels 54 are non-coplanar and serve to prop up the mobile devicehousing 20 at an angle relative to the inner surface 18 of the portfoliowall 14.

The panels 54 are configured such that the substantially triangularpanels 54 b, 54 c are drawn toward each other by being drawn away fromthe mobile device housing 20. The substantially triangular panels 54 b,54 c rotate about respective connectors 56 a, 56 b with the respectiveedges 58 a, 58 b being drawn to each other. The panel edges arecollectively referred to by reference numeral 58, with a particular edgereferred to with a letter after the numeral.

When the substantially triangular panels 54 b, 54 c are drawn towardseach other by the user, the substantially triangular panel 54 a remainspositioned upon and extends parallel with the mobile device housing 20.A magnet or another form of fastener may join the panels 54 b, 54 c toeach other to maintain the panels 54 in a raised position.

FIGS. 8 b, 9 b, and 10 b illustrate the panels 54 in the raisedposition. The panels 54 form a cavity 59 between the panels 54. Therespective edges 58 a, 58 b of the panels 54 b, 54 c are configured toabut the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14 to prop up the mobiledevice housing 20. The respective edges 58 d, 58 c of the panels 54 b,54 c are configured to abut the mobile device housing 20 to prop up themobile device housing 20. The size and relative dimensions of the panels54 and connectors 56 defines the angle that the mobile device housing 20will be propped up by. In one embodiment, the size and relativedimensions of the panels 54 and connectors 56 may be varied to provide adifferent angle that the mobile device housing 20 is propped up by asdesired.

FIG. 11 illustrates a rear perspective view of the mobile device housing20 after it has been angled back to lie upon the plurality of panels 54in the raised position shown in FIGS. 8 b, 9 b, 10 b. The panel 54 a maybe integrally joined with the mobile device housing 20, and maytherefore be integrally joined with the portfolio wall 14 if the mobiledevice housing 20 is integrally joined with the portfolio wall 14. Afastener may hold the panels 54 b, 54 c to the inner surface 18 of theportfolio wall 14 to prop up the mobile device housing 20. In oneembodiment, the plurality of panels may be held in place by a frictiongrip with the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14, or mayphysically abut a portion of the portfolio wall 14 to hold the panels 54in place when the mobile device housing abuts the panels 44. In oneembodiment, the plurality of panels 54 may be joined to the innersurface 18 of the portfolio wall 14 and may fold upward from the innersurface 18 to abut the mobile device housing 20.

Although the storage area 46 is shown as flush with the remaining innersurface 18 of the portfolio wall 14, in one embodiment the storage area46 may form a recess in the portfolio wall 14 such that the mobiledevice housing 20 and panels 44, 54 are flush with, or lower than theremaining portions of the inner surface 18. The storage area 46 in oneembodiment may include velcro, hook and loop fasteners, or other formsof connectors for holding the mobile device housing 20 and panels 44, 54in a lowered position.

The portfolio 10 described in regard to FIGS. 1-11 beneficially allows amobile device to be easily carried and propped up for use when desired.The portfolio 10 provides a lightweight and secure method of carrying amobile device. The use of panels to prop up the mobile device allows forrapid and efficient use of space in the portfolio 10, to allow themobile device to be quickly propped up when desired. The use of panelsrenders the portfolio 10 lightweight as additional complicatedstructures may be unnecessary to prop up the device. The integralattachment of the mobile device housing and/or the panels prevents theuser from detaching and misplacing the mobile device. In addition, theadditional material of the portfolio 10, including the cloth 28 aids tosecure and protect the mobile device within the portfolio 10, and allowsthe user to perform other functions with the portfolio 10 such as takingnotes, quickly upon the portfolio 10 being opened.

FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment of the portfolio 10 in which a latch60 secures the upper end 34 of the mobile device housing 20 to theportfolio wall 14. The latch 60 may prevent the mobile device housing 20from rotating at an undesired time. The latch 60 may be incorporated inthe embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-11 if desired. A latch 62 mayadditionally hold the lower end 36 of the mobile device housing 20 tothe portfolio wall 14. The latches 62, 60 may be both disengaged toallow the mobile device housing 20 and/or the panels positioned beneaththe housing 20 to be separated from the portfolio wall 14. In oneembodiment, the portfolio wall 14 may include a recess for the mobiledevice housing 20 and/or the panels positioned beneath the housing 20 tobe inserted into the portfolio wall 14 to provide for a secure fit withthe portfolio wall 14. The lower end 36 of the mobile device housing 20may rotate upon the inner surface 18 of the portfolio wall 14 within therecess. In one embodiment, the portfolio wall 14 may include detachablehinges that engage the mobile device housing 20 when the mobile devicehousing attaches to the portfolio wall 14.

In closing, it is to be understood that although aspects of the presentspecification are highlighted by referring to specific embodiments, oneskilled in the art will readily appreciate that these disclosedembodiments are only illustrative of the principles of the subjectmatter disclosed herein. Therefore, it should be understood that thedisclosed subject matter is in no way limited to a particularmethodology, protocol, and/or reagent, etc., described herein. As such,various modifications or changes to or alternative configurations of thedisclosed subject matter can be made in accordance with the teachingsherein without departing from the spirit of the present specification.Lastly, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describingparticular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope ofthe present invention, which is defined solely by the claims.Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to that precisely asshown and described.

Certain embodiments of the present invention are described herein,including the best mode known to the inventors for carrying out theinvention. Of course, variations on these described embodiments willbecome apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading theforegoing description. The inventor expects skilled artisans to employsuch variations as appropriate, and the inventors intend for the presentinvention to be practiced otherwise than specifically described herein.Accordingly, this invention includes all modifications and equivalentsof the subject matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permittedby applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-describedembodiments in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by theinvention unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearlycontradicted by context.

Groupings of alternative embodiments, elements, or steps of the presentinvention are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member maybe referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with othergroup members disclosed herein. It is anticipated that one or moremembers of a group may be included in, or deleted from, a group forreasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion ordeletion occurs, the specification is deemed to contain the group asmodified thus fulfilling the written description of all Markush groupsused in the appended claims.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing a characteristic,item, quantity, parameter, property, term, and so forth used in thepresent specification and claims are to be understood as being modifiedin all instances by the term “about.” As used herein, the term “about”means that the characteristic, item, quantity, parameter, property, orterm so qualified encompasses a range of plus or minus ten percent aboveand below the value of the stated characteristic, item, quantity,parameter, property, or term. Accordingly, unless indicated to thecontrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the specification andattached claims are approximations that may vary. At the very least, andnot as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine ofequivalents to the scope of the claims, each numerical indication shouldat least be construed in light of the number of reported significantdigits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstandingthat the numerical ranges and values setting forth the broad scope ofthe invention are approximations, the numerical ranges and values setforth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as possible.Any numerical range or value, however, inherently contains certainerrors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in theirrespective testing measurements. Recitation of numerical ranges ofvalues herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method ofreferring individually to each separate numerical value falling withinthe range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value of anumerical range is incorporated into the present specification as if itwere individually recited herein.

The terms “a,” “an,” “the” and similar referents used in the context ofdescribing the present invention (especially in the context of thefollowing claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and theplural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted bycontext. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitableorder unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearlycontradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplarylanguage (e.g., “such as”) provided herein is intended merely to betterilluminate the present invention and does not pose a limitation on thescope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the presentspecification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed elementessential to the practice of the invention.

Specific embodiments disclosed herein may be further limited in theclaims using consisting of or consisting essentially of language. Whenused in the claims, whether as filed or added per amendment, thetransition term “consisting of” excludes any element, step, oringredient not specified in the claims. The transition term “consistingessentially of” limits the scope of a claim to the specified materialsor steps and those that do not materially affect the basic and novelcharacteristic(s). Embodiments of the present invention so claimed areinherently or expressly described and enabled herein.

All patents, patent publications, and other publications referenced andidentified in the present specification are individually and expresslyincorporated herein by reference in their entirety for the purpose ofdescribing and disclosing, for example, the compositions andmethodologies described in such publications that might be used inconnection with the present invention. These publications are providedsolely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the presentapplication. Nothing in this regard should be construed as an admissionthat the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure byvirtue of prior invention or for any other reason. All statements as tothe date or representation as to the contents of these documents isbased on the information available to the applicants and does notconstitute any admission as to the correctness of the dates or contentsof these documents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portfolio for holding a mobile devicecomprising: a first portfolio wall having an outer surface and an innersurface and an edge; a second portfolio wall having an outer surface andan inner surface and an edge joined to the edge of the first portfoliowall such that the second portfolio wall is movable between a closedposition in which the second portfolio wall lies over the firstportfolio wall and an open position in which the second portfolio walldoes not lie over the first portfolio wall, the inner surfaces of thefirst portfolio wall and second portfolio wall facing each other whenthe second portfolio wall is in the closed position; a mobile devicehousing coupled to the first portfolio wall and configured to hold amobile device; and a plurality of panels positioned between the firstportfolio wall and the mobile device housing and being movable between alowered position and a raised position, the plurality of panels in thelowered position being substantially coplanar, the plurality of panelsin the raised position being non-coplanar and having a firstsubstantially triangular panel and a second substantially triangularpanel each extending at an angle relative to the inner surface of thefirst portfolio wall to prop up the mobile device housing at an anglerelative to the inner surface of the first portfolio wall, the mobiledevice housing extending substantially parallel with the inner surfaceof the first portfolio wall when the plurality of panels are in thelowered position.
 2. The portfolio of claim 1, wherein the plurality ofpanels are configured to fold relative to each other.
 3. The portfolioof claim 1, wherein the plurality of panels are positioned over theinner surface of the first portfolio wall and the mobile device housingis positioned over the inner surface of the first portfolio wall.
 4. Theportfolio of claim 1, wherein the edges of the first portfolio wall andthe second portfolio wall are joined to each other with a hinge, thesecond portfolio wall configured to rotate about the hinge to movebetween the closed position and the open position.
 5. The portfolio ofclaim 1, wherein the first substantially triangular panel includes afirst edge and a second edge, the first edge abutting the inner surfaceof the first portfolio wall and the second edge abutting the mobiledevice housing in the raised position; and the second substantiallytriangular panel includes a first edge and a second edge, the first edgeabutting the inner surface of the first portfolio wall and the secondedge abutting the mobile device housing in the raised position.
 6. Theportfolio of claim 5, wherein the plurality of panels includes a firstsubstantially rectangular panel and a second substantially rectangularpanel; the first substantially triangular panel includes a third edge;the second substantially triangular panel includes a third edge; and thefirst substantially rectangular panel is coupled to the third edge ofthe first substantially triangular panel, the second substantiallyrectangular panel is coupled to the third edge of the secondsubstantially triangular panel, and the first substantially rectangularpanel and the second substantially rectangular panel extend parallel toeach other in the raised position.
 7. The portfolio of claim 6, whereinthe first substantially rectangular panel includes a first edge and asecond edge, the first edge coupled to the third edge of the firstsubstantially triangular panel and the second edge abutting the mobiledevice housing in the raised position; and the second substantiallyrectangular panel includes a first edge and a second edge, the firstedge coupled to the third edge of the second substantially triangularpanel and the second edge abutting the mobile device housing in theraised position.
 8. The portfolio of claim 7, wherein the firstsubstantially rectangular panel and the second substantially rectangularpanel each extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to theinner surface of the first portfolio wall in the raised position.
 9. Theportfolio of claim 8, wherein the plurality of panels includes a thirdsubstantially triangular panel having a first edge, second edge andthird edge; the first edge of the third substantially triangular panelcoupled to the first edge of the first substantially triangular panel;the second edge of the third substantially triangular panel coupled tothe first edge of the second substantially triangular panel; the thirdedge of the third substantially triangular panel coupled to the mobiledevice housing; and the third substantially triangular panel extendingparallel to the inner surface of the first portfolio wall in the raisedposition.
 10. The portfolio of claim 9, wherein the first substantiallytriangular panel and second substantially triangular panel are bothpositioned over the third substantially triangular portion in the raisedposition; and the first substantially rectangular panel and the secondsubstantially rectangular panel are both positioned between the firstsubstantially triangular panel and second substantially triangular paneland over the third substantially triangular portion in the raisedposition.
 11. The portfolio of claim 10, wherein the plurality of panelsinclude creases positioned such that the plurality of panels form threerectangular panels configured to form a raised triangular shape thatabuts the mobile device housing to prop up the mobile device housing atan angle relative to the inner surface of the first portfolio wall. 12.The portfolio of claim 6, wherein the first substantially rectangularpanel includes a magnet for joining the first substantially rectangularpanel to the second substantially rectangular panel in the raisedposition.
 13. The portfolio of claim 9, wherein fabric couples the thirdsubstantially triangular panel to the first substantially triangularpanel.
 14. The portfolio of claim 13, wherein the third substantiallytriangular panel is integrally coupled to the first substantiallytriangular panel.
 15. The portfolio of claim 1, wherein the mobiledevice housing is integrally coupled to the first portfolio wall. 16.The portfolio of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panels are integrallycoupled to the first portfolio wall.
 17. The portfolio of claim 1,wherein the mobile device housing and the plurality of panels areremovably coupled to the first portfolio wall.
 18. The portfolio ofclaim 1, wherein a latch removably couples the mobile device housing andthe plurality of panels to the first portfolio wall.
 19. The portfolioof claim 1, wherein the mobile device housing includes a lower end andan upper end, the lower end being coupled to the first portfolio walland the upper end being configured to rotate about the lower end whenthe plurality of panels move between a lowered position and a raisedposition.
 20. The portfolio of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panelsare positioned between the mobile device housing and the first portfoliowall in the lowered position.